NEP UK & Ireland

30/12/2024

As 2024 draws to a close, NEP reflects on a year filled with innovation, collaboration, and unforgettable events. From Wimbledon to Paris, we had a fun-packed year delivering iconic TV moments.

Here's a look back at some of our personal highlights!🏅🎾⚽🏇

26/12/2024

Christmas may be over, but the excitement is far from done as we gear up for the football action! It’s going to be a busy day, with NEP UK providing technical broadcast services and NEP Connect delivering seamless connectivity via our network to bring 8 Premier League games and 36 English Football League matches straight to your screens.

23/12/2024

🎄✨ Happy Holidays from NEP! ✨🎄

As we wrap up another incredible year, we want to thank our amazing clients and partners for your continued trust and support. To our fantastic team—your continued hard work, dedication and expertise have made 2024 a standout year, and we couldn’t have done it without you.

While many of us enjoy a festive break, some of our brilliant staff will still be working over the holidays to ensure the show goes on, bringing top-class technical broadcast services to your screens. This includes our crews working onsite across the globe to our 24/7 operated NOC in Manchester❤️

Here’s to a joyful festive season and an exciting year ahead! 🥂🌟

22/12/2024

As Christmas approaches, our NEP Connect engineer, Alan Costello, is hard at work in Mauritius, supporting the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open! 🌍🏌️‍♂️

Via satellite distribution, we’re delighted to deliver the exciting tournament to audiences around the globe. Here's a few snaps he sent us straight from the course!

20/12/2024

The rematch everyone has been waiting for is here as Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury go head to head LIVE tomorrow night🥊

NEP Connect is proud to provide live connectivity for multiple broadcasters worldwide, ensuring fans don't miss a moment of the action.

Who are you backing?🔥

14/12/2024

The festive season is in full swing, and that can only mean one thing—we’re back at Ally Pally for the 32nd PDC World Darts Championship! NEP Connect is proud to once again deliver all the live action straight to your screens via our seamless network.

As the world’s darting legends take centre stage in North London, the WDC returns this Sunday, 15th December.

It feels good to be back! 🎯



[📸Professional Darts Corporation]

08/12/2024

Today, the Formula 1 2024 season draws to a close. It has been a true pleasure for NEP UK to support Sky Sports with the broadcast facilities, bringing the stories and excitement of F1 to audiences in the UK, Germany & Italy. Congratulations to our dedicated technical teams who have been at all 24 races this season delivering first class technical services for our broadcast partners.

With Max Verstappen sealing his fourth consecutive World Drivers Championship, all eyes are on McLaren and Ferrari for the final race in Abu Dhabi as they compete for the World Constructors' Championship.

27/11/2024

We were delighted to welcome the students from UWE Bristol back to our Bracknell base! With Deputy Head of Sound Nev Hooper leading the session, the students received hands-on training in the intricacies of broadcast audio, putting their skills to the test in our audio workshop.

A special thanks to Bruce McLaren, former Arena TV Sound Engineer and now a Lecturer, for helping us inspire the next generation by showcasing the exciting career opportunities within our industry.

18/11/2024

It was a true delight to attend the Broadcast Sport Awards again last Thursday. A huge thank you to Broadcast for having us as proud sponsors of the event.

A special highlight of the evening was seeing NEP's Senior Vice President present the award for Broadcast Sport TV Moment of the Year, proudly sponsored by NEP.

Congratulations to all the well-deserved winners, including those we have the pleasure of working with, who continue to inspire our passion for what we do.

Here is a glimpse of our unforgettable evening🌟

17/11/2024

is back with a bang as Ant and Dec return to the Australian jungle to welcome 12 new celebrities! NEP Connect is proud to once again support ITV with the broadcast connectivity in its 24th season of the show - starting TONIGHT at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

You can also catch the brand new spin-off show, I'm a Celeb... Unpacked at 10:45pm on ITV2.

14/11/2024

It’s the big night! 🌟

NEP is thrilled to be back sponsoring the Broadcast Sport Awards 2024. It's an honour to attend and celebrate the incredible talent behind the sports shows and events that bring unforgettable moments to our screens—many of whom we’ve had the pleasure of working alongside.

Best of luck to all the nominees!

05/11/2024

We're thrilled to announce the appointment of Vince Russell as Interim Managing Director of NEP Connect! 🎉

With extensive experience in the industry, Vince will lead our team in delivering unparalleled connectivity and media solutions to clients worldwide.

President Arjan van Westerloo stated, "By separating the business from our NEP UK organization, we will be able to prioritise innovation and resources for these services to stay ahead of trends in what has become a very quickly changing, dynamic market. And under the dedicated, renewed leadership of Vince Russell during this transition phase, we are well-positioned to answer the connectivity needs of our clients with the first-class service our clients have come to expect from NEP.”

Read the full story here:

NEP Group is pleased to announce that Vince Russell has been appointed Interim Managing Director of NEP Connect, effective immediately.

05/11/2024

It’s been an incredible few weeks at London’s O2 Arena, working on Riot Games' iconic League of Legends World Championship! Led by our skilled TPMs, Luke Westbury and Danny Ridler, we’re proud to have an exceptional team of experts who brought this huge event to life.

29/10/2024

As proud sponsors, we were thrilled to attend the SVG Europe FutureSPORT event last week at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. The event featured engaging discussions on topics ranging from the challenges facing the broadcast industry to the excitement of cutting-edge technology in live production with Creative Technology UK's Head of Sport, Steve Purkess.

It was a pleasure to reconnect with industry friends as we continue to embrace the evolving landscape of sports broadcasting.

22/10/2024

Another fantastic weekend for the team as we returned to Ascot to catch all the horse racing action from the QIPCO British .

As Anmaat pulled out all the stops to bring home an astonishing victory in the Champion Stakes, it was once again a pleasure to work with ITV Racing on the British Flat racing season finale.

17/10/2024

This week, NEP Group CEO Martin Stewart spoke with George Bevir, editorial director of SVG Europe, on a wide range of important topics, including navigating a period of rapid innovation and economic pressures, and the role media services providers like NEP play in the greater sports and entertainment industry.

You can watch the interview here and on SVG Europe, and the conversation is also featured on our new podcast, the "NEP Crew Call" at these links:

Apple: https://ow.ly/YB0O50TNOYS

Spotify: https://ow.ly/2CeP50TNOXt

11/10/2024

NEP UK returns to Newmarket this weekend to bring you all the horse racing action from the Dubai Future Champions Festival.

Taking place on the renowned Rowley Mile track, the two-day festival kicks off TODAY on ITV🏇

ITV Racing

10/10/2024

This week, NEP Connect returns to Brands Hatch for the Bennetts British Superbike Championship Finale! Providing live connectivity via our network, we cannot wait to bring all the action to your screens.

As Kyle Ryde heads into the final weekend with a four-point advantage, will he be able to take his first ever Superbikes crown?



📸 Bennetts British Superbike Championship